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Democrats Parker, Innamorato elected first women to lead Philadelphia, Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County
By Brooke Schultz, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
Voters elected women for the first time to lead Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s second-largest county, installing Cherelle Parker as the 100th mayor of the state’s largest city and Sara Innamorato as executive of the county that includes Pittsburgh. The races will set the electoral stage for 2024, when Pennsylvania will be a presidential battleground state, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrats Cherelle Parker and Sara Innamorato elected to lead Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
By Brooke Schultz, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
Cherelle Parker, a Democrat who has held office at the state and local level after first becoming involved in politics as a teenager, was elected Tuesday as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the post. And across the state in Allegheny County, which is home to Pittsburgh, voters elected Sara Innamorato, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mainers vote against new utilities proposal, approve a stop to foreign spending in referendums
By Patrick Whittle And David Sharp, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine voters turned down an attempt to oust the state’s corporate-owned electric utilities among several ballot initiatives Tuesday, and approved one to stop foreign spending in referendums. Voters also cast ballots about whether to restore language about honoring obligations to Native American tribes to printed versions of the state constitution. Polls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colorado voters reject measure that would have lowered property tax by eating into their tax refunds
By Colleen Slevin And Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – Despite seeing assessed home values soar by double digits, Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have lowered property tax bills for homeowners in return for decreasing a tax refund unique to the state that last year that provided $750 to each taxpayer. Under the measure the the owner of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colorado voters reject easing sting of higher property tax bills by eating into their tax refunds
By Colleen Slevin And Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – Despite seeing assessed home values soar by double digits, Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected a measure that would have lowered property tax bills for homeowners in return for decreasing a tax refund unique to the state that last year that provided $750 to each taxpayer. Under the measure the the owner of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Uvalde mother whose daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting loses bid for mayor
By The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
UVALDE, Texas (AP) – In Uvalde’s first mayoral race since the Robb Elementary School shooting, former mayor Cody Smith won back the job Tuesday over Kimberly Mata-Rubio, a mother who has led calls for tougher gun laws since her daughter was among the 19 children killed in the 2022 attack. The race tested the mood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, becoming 24th state to do so
By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters approved a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use for non-medical purposes. The new law will allow adults 21 and over to buy and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democratic incumbent Vin Gopal holds on to Senate seat in competitive New Jersey coastal district
By Mike Catalini, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Incumbent state Sen. Vin Gopal won reelection on Tuesday in his closely contested coastal New Jersey district, keeping a key swing seat under Democratic control. Gopal defeated Republican Steve Dnistrian in the 11th Legislative District in Monmouth County. His victory delivers Gopal a third term in the Senate and means Democrats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio voters approve ballot proposal legalizing recreational marijuana use, as GOP weighs rewrite
By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters approved a ballot proposal legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use for non-medical purposes. The new law will allow adults 21 and over to buy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maine decides on foreign influence ballot question; other results still yet to be determined
By Patrick Whittle And David Sharp, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election dominated by a decision over whether to replace the state’s two much-criticized private electric utilities. Voters also cast ballots about whether to restore language about honoring obligations to Native American tribes to printed versions of the state constitution. Polls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat
By Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2023
Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, marking a stunning reversal of fortune for a political newcomer who was wrongly imprisoned as a teenager in the infamous rape case. Salaam, a Democrat, will represent a central Harlem district on the City Council, having run unopposed ... Read More »
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